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 seedy seedy /ˈsiːdi/

adjective

  1. Morally degraded  ( seamy , seedy , sleazy , sordid , squalid )
    morally degraded
     A seedy district
    a seedy district
     The seamy side of life
    the seamy side of life
     Sleazy characters hanging around casinos
    sleazy characters hanging around casinos
     Sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
    sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls
     The sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
    the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils
     The squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
    the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal
  2. Full of seeds  ( seedy )
    full of seeds
     As seedy as a fig
    as seedy as a fig
  3. Somewhat ill or prone to illness  ( indisposed , poorly , seedy , ailing , peaked , sickly , under the weather , unwell )
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
     My poor ailing grandmother
    my poor ailing grandmother
     Feeling a bit indisposed today
    feeling a bit indisposed today
     You look a little peaked
    you look a little peaked
     Feeling poorly
    feeling poorly
     A sickly child
    a sickly child
     Is unwell and can't come to work
    is unwell and can't come to work
  4. Shabby and untidy  ( scruffy , seedy , daggy [Informal, Australian, New Zeland] )
    shabby and untidy
     A surge of ragged scruffy children
    a surge of ragged scruffy children
     He was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin
    he was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin